Product Type DVD Price 724. Timelines and references to pertinent political, religious, and intellectual events expand the study as music and narration backt. Elizabeth Hubbard Salem witch trialsElizabeth Hubbard born c. Salem witchcraft accusations, and she continued to be a leading accuser throughout the summer and fall of 1. Hubbard was the seventeen year old orphaned maidservant to Dr. William Griggs, who purchased Hubbard from Boston after the death of his son, Isaac Griggs. She was a relative of William Griggs wife, the former Rachel Hubbard, which made Elizabeths adopter, Dr. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria. Witch Trials Reference Materials. Many of these books are available in Salem Book Stores, and some may be found in your local library. You may click on the title to. The Most Exciting Experience in Salem. The mood is set from the moment you enter the Witch Dungeon Museum. You are there in Salem Village in 1692, and you are. Griggs, her great Uncle. Scholars connect the origins of her afflictions to her position in Griggs household. As an indentured servant to Griggs, the doctor to originally diagnose bewitchment, she was familiar with the initial fits of Abigail Williams and Betty Parris on January 3, 1. Craftsman Drill Bit Sharpener Manual more. Hubbard experienced her first recorded fit on February 1, 1. Because of her age, she was the first of the accusers old enough to testify under oath, moving the accusations to the legal domain. Along with seeing the apparition of Tituba, she was among the first to accuse Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good of practicing witchcraft. Throughout the witchcraft crisis in Essex County she filed forty legal complaints against various tormentors and testified thirty two times, the last of her testimony given on January 7, 1. By the end of the trial Elizabeth Hubbard had testified against twenty nine people, seventeen of whom were arrested, thirteen of those were hanged, and two died in jail. As a strong force behind the trials, Elizabeth was able to convince both the townspeople and the court into believing her. One way she and the other girls did this was through their extreme fits in the courtroom. Salem Witch Trial Abigail' title='Salem Witch Trial Abigail' />The fits, they would claim, were brought on by the accused persons. Elizabeth was especially known for her trances. She spent the whole of Elizabeth Proctors trial in a deep trance and was unable to speak. Mary Beth Norton states that after the trials, Elizabeth Hubbard moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts, married John Bennett in 1. Her cited basis is the record of a woman named Elizabeth Hibbert and a man named John Benet published in marriage on October 2. Elizabeth Hubbard Born ca. Massachusetts Bay Colony Died Unknown Unknown Known for First accuser in the Salem witch trials who was of legal age to testify. Gloucester, whose union did eventually produce four children. Whether this Elizabeth Hibbert was the Elizabeth Hubbard of the Salem witch trials is unclear. Multiple women having the name Elizabeth Hubbard or variations thereon are recorded as having existed in the area at the time.